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Knowing.' When she gave birth, she said, 'My Lord! I have given birth
to a girl' – and Allah knew very well what she had given birth to, male
and female are not the same – 'and I have named her Maryam and
placed her and her children in Your safekeeping from the accursed
Satan.' Her Lord accepted her with approval and made her grow in
health and beauty... (Surah Al 'Imran, 33-37)
And Maryam, the daughter of 'Imran, who guarded her chastity –
We breathed Our Spirit into her and she confirmed the Words of her
Lord and His Book and was one of the obedient. (Surat at-Tahrim, 12)

PHARAOH AND HIS RULING CIRCLE
And then, after them, We sent Musa with Our Signs to Pharaoh and
his ruling circle but they wrongfully rejected them. See the final fate of
the corrupters! (Surat al-A'raf, 103)
Then after them We sent Musa and Harun with Our Signs to
Pharaoh and his ruling circle, but they were arrogant and were a peo-
ple of evildoers. (Surah Yunus, 75)
No one believed in Musa except for a few of his people out of fear
that Pharaoh, and the elders, would persecute them. Pharaoh was
high and mighty in the land. He was one of the profligate. (Surah
Yunus, 83)
Then We sent Musa and his brother Harun with Our Signs and clear
authority to Pharaoh and his ruling circle. But they were proud and
were a haughty people. (Surat al-Mu'minun, 45-46)

THE MAGICIANS
The magicians came to Pharaoh and they asked, 'Will we receive a
reward if we are the winners?' (Surat al-A'raf, 113)
The ruling circle of Pharaoh's people said, 'This is certainly a skilled
magician who desires to expel you from your land, so what do you
recommend?' They said, 'Detain him and his brother and send out
marshals to the cities, to bring you all the skilled magicians.' (Surat al-
A'raf, 109-112)
Musa said, 'Do you say to the truth when it comes to you, "This is
magic"? Magicians are not successful.' (Surah Yunus, 77)